Splashy side launch of yellow Staten Island ferry

VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding launches third Ollis class ferry

Launched March 26, the Dorothy Day is the third of the three 320 foot long Ollis class Staten Island ferry being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard in Panama City, Fla.,

Total and MSC Cruises ink LNG fuel supply agreement

In a ceremony held in Paris on March 25, Total and MSC Cruises confirmed an agreement covering the annual supply of approximately 45,000 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to MSC Cruises’

Commissioner Sola led cruise fact vfinding

CDC tepid on CLIA request, but meantime FMC’s Sola has a plan

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to be in no hurry to respond to the Cruise Line International Association’s call for it to to lift the Framework for

New report explains IMO cruise and ferry sector cybersecurity requirement

Leading global mobile satcom specialist Inmarsat has released a new, free of charge, report covering new International Maritime Organization cybersecurity requirements and their implications for cruise ship and ferry operators. By IMO

cruise ship setting out to sea

CLIA to CDC: Phased resumption of cruises from U.S. should begin in July

CLIA, which represents 95% of global ocean-going cruise capacity, today called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to lift the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order (CSO), issued October 30,

Royal Caribbean completes sale of boutique brand Azamara

Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) reports that it completed the sale of its Azamara brand to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in consumer, retail and distribution investments, in an all-cash

Chinese yard launches first of two new rail ferries for U.S. operator

China’s CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company has launched the first of two new rail ferries for Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered CG Railway (CGR). The ferries, the first of which is set to start

VIDEO: Vard delivers second Coral Expeditions ship

Norwegian headquartered Fincantieri subsidiary Vard reports that its Vung Tau shipyard in Vietnam has delivered Coral Geographer, the second of two Vard 6 01 design expedition cruise vessels ordered by Australia’s Coral

Casco Bay Line Ferry

Casco Bay Lines gets go ahead to order new hybrid-electric ferry

Portland, Maine-based Casco Bay Lines — more formally Casco Bay Island Transit District — reports that it will soon begin construction of a long-awaited new ferry to service its Peaks Island route.

Solar-powered ferry will be first vessel with new thruster

Torqeedo and Poseidon Propulsion B.V. are introducing a fully-electric steerable thruster system designed to provide up to 65 kW of emissions-free power and directional thrust. The first vessel with the new system

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